“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.”
– Madeleine L’Engle
Guest blog post: In adaptations, L’Engle valued capturing the essence of the original
By Peter Royston In the book Literature Into Film, author Linda Costanzo Cahir writes, "Every act of translation is simultaneously an act of interpretation," and that "Through the process of translation, a new text emerges -- a unique entity -- not a mutation of the original matter, but a fully new work." Madeleine L'Engle would Read more...
#LEngle100’s mission: Keep our eyes and imaginations on the next 100 years
Dear Ones, A typical 100-year-old birthday party does a lot of looking back on a life well lived -- but when we celebrated what would’ve been Madeleine’s 100th year, we wanted to do a lot of looking ahead, too. After all, what’s better than for Madeleine’s words and wisdom to echo throughout others’ lives and Read more...
The gift of a Christmas poem, plus news about the re-release of ORDERING of LOVE
Dear Ones, As we close in on Christmas, we’re honored to share with you a poem from The Ordering of Love: New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L’Engle. Consider this reflection a preview of the more substantial gift: a re-release of The Ordering of Love by Convergent Books. Complete with a new foreword by Sarah Read more...
Convergent re-releases MIRACLE ON 10TH STREET, collection of Christmas poems, stories
Dear Ones, On the way to work, I pass a house with a sign out front: “REMEMBER: Jesus is the Reason for the Season.” The sign’s a common enough sight in the Midwest every December … but I wonder as I drive by: Wouldn’t Madeleine have found that yard sign lacking? For Christians, Jesus certainly Read more...
Make time to reflect, ‘catch the universe rhyming’ this season
Dear ones, Few seasons have us as toss’d and torn in different directions as the holidays do. If you’re already tired (or just anticipating the fatigue), allow us to offer you, um, A Circle of Quiet (see what I did there?). Today I’m so happy to share a reflection from Barbara Braver, Madeleine’s friend and Read more...
Conference highlights and some photos!
Dear Ones, Well, after more than a year of planning, Walking on Water: The Madeleine L’Engle Conference is behind us. Envisioned not as a fan conference but rather a gathering of seekers looking to deepen their creative lives, about 150 attendees, 30 panelists and session leaders, and a dozen or so volunteers came together at Read more...